The experience of being ‘in the zone’ during Friday night’s racqueball match came back to me last night and this morning. Only it wasn’t playing racquetball, it was creative writing, developing story and segment ideas for the Real Joe radio pilot that we’re working on. (It wasn’t caffeine, either.)
Like our producer Paul has suggested, I kept imagining what Real Joe might be like in 2-3 years. And the ideas just kept coming. I don’t know yet if they’ll be judged acceptable by my colleagues who are working with my on the pilot, but most of them seem at least good enough to be the basis for something.
Anyway, this was another experience of pure joy, a very different kind, but no less satisfying. I’m feeling fortunate to have had both in the span of less than 3 days. And it makes me wonder if I can get better at creating the conditions so that this happens more often.